Category Archives: Thiamine

The Role of Thiamine in Alcohol-Induced Brain Abnormalities

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Alcoholics are at increased risk of thiamine deficiencies because of a combination of lower quality food intakes and a propensity for malabsorption and increased excretion of certain essential compounds. In the case of alcoholics, thiamine deficiency can lead to the … Continue reading →

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Alcohol and Thiamine

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Alcohol abuse can cause significant nutritional deficiencies for two main reasons. Firstly, individuals that abuse alcohol tend to obtain much of their energy needs from alcohol and their behaviour to find, consume and recover from drinking alcohol tends to negate … Continue reading →

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Alcohol and Cognitive Impairment: Thiamine

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Alcoholics and those with high intakes of alcohol such as chronic binge drinkers are at a greater risk of the neurological disorders including Wernicke­ Korsakoff syndrome (WKS). The damage associated with the structural brain changes seen in WKS include disturbed … Continue reading →

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Roughly 50 Essential Factors

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Biotin, Calcium, Chromium, Cobalamin, Cobalt, Essential Amino Acids, Essential Fatty Acids, Fluoride, Glucose, Iron, L-leucine, L-lysine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, L-theanine, L-tryptophan, Leucine, Macrominerals, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Niacin, Nickel, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Riboflavin, Selenium, Sodium, Starch, Thiamine, Trace Minerals, Vanadium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Zinc | Comments Off on Roughly 50 Essential Factors

More Evidence of Vitamin Deficiencies: Hospital Patients

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Vitamins are organic molecules that are required in the diet in small amounts for normal metabolic function. In most cases vitamins are required as cofactors for enzymes in metabolic pathways (although vitamin E and vitamin C for example act as … Continue reading →

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Does Alcohol Affect Thiamine Metabolism?

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Alcoholics have poor nutritional status. In particular alcoholics are often deficient in a number of B vitamins, including thiamine. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a cluster of neurological disorders associated with alcohol induced thiamine deficiency that includes palsies, ataxia of gait, nystagmus … Continue reading →

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Is Thiamine An Antidepressant?

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Thiamine is an essential nutrient, a deficient intake of which causes the deficiency disease beriberi (here). Thiamine is absorbed and phosphorylated in the liver to produce the active coenzyme thiamine pyrophosphate (also called thiamine diphosphate). Thiamine pyrophosphate may play an … Continue reading →

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